yuán ruǎn

ancient musical instrument: surname

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DEFINITIONS

阮 ruǎn
  • surname Ruan
  • small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
  • ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

STROKES

WORDS

zhōng ruǎn zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
dà ruǎn daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
元 ruǎn yuán scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
咸 ruǎn xián see 阮[ruan3]
安 ruǎn ān Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
崇武 ruǎn chóng wǔ Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
晋勇 ruǎn jìn yǒng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-)
晉勇 ruǎn jìn yǒng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-)
琴 ruǎn qín see 阮[ruan3]
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